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you heard the president last night with mr. romney. mr. romney being a different mr. romney than we've seen him for the last 18 months or the last section years. do you think even with the new hit romney that showed up last night when he starts talking about states' rights, when he starts talking about regulation or deregulation, when he starts saying he doesn't advocate $5 trillion tax cut when in fact the numbers prove that he does and has been advocating that, will that resonate with independent voters and/or undecided voters in your state of ohio? >> i don't think so. i think people realize that governor romney is still wrong on medicare and still wrong on trade and still wrong on jobs and still wrong on the middle class. i think that's increasingly clear. again it goes back to which path do you go. do you want to go back to the trickle down economics you give tax cuts to the rich and hope it helps the middle class or do you focus on the middle class and that's trait enforcement, it's i don't think training at community colleges like columbus state and sinclair. i
you heard the president last night with mr. romney. mr. romney being a different mr. romney than we've seen him for the last 18 months or the last section years. do you think even with the new hit romney that showed up last night when he starts talking about states' rights, when he starts talking about regulation or deregulation, when he starts saying he doesn't advocate $5 trillion tax cut when in fact the numbers prove that he does and has been advocating that, will that resonate with...
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romney's performance last night really what women want? stay with us. >> but the right answer is not to have the federal government take over health care and start mandating to the providers across america telling a patient and a doctor what kind of treatment they can have. >> jerry, just remember, it's not a lie if you believe it. [ horn honks ] [ male announcer ] you start your day... love you, too. ...thinking about what's important to you -- your family... ...the mortgage... the kids' college tuition. [ cellphone ringing ] but life insurance? [ horn honking ] life is unpredictable. that's why at fidelity life we want you to think about term life insurance -- taking care of your family's future expenses if something happens to you. it's easy. we get to know you and your needs, then give you our best quote and our competitors'. you choose and save up to 70%. that could mean $250,000 of coverage for just $15 a month. we offer plans with no medical exam, and we've been in business for over 100 years. call fidelity life. ♪ or visit fideli
romney's performance last night really what women want? stay with us. >> but the right answer is not to have the federal government take over health care and start mandating to the providers across america telling a patient and a doctor what kind of treatment they can have. >> jerry, just remember, it's not a lie if you believe it. [ horn honks ] [ male announcer ] you start your day... love you, too. ...thinking about what's important to you -- your family... ...the mortgage... the...
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was last night a good night for mitt romney? yes, it was. bad night for obama? sure. did the president blow a chance to deliver a knockout punch? you better believe it. but really, everything is going to be okay. sure, the president looked bored and defensive, but he didn't say anything sound bitable. he didn't sight, he didn't check his watch, didn't answer in detached and aloof fashion a question about somebody raining and killing his wife. he was not shocking, he was -- i suspect the goal of the night was actually to be mhh and live to fight another day. it's not the greatest strategy i have ever heard but it's not a campaign-ending strategy. we've still got three more debates to go. the next one is next week and it's between joe biden and paul ryan. joe's not going to be afraid to throw some punks around and combat the deceptions about taxes, medicare, social security, and the rest. and the president himself has two more chances to meet romney on the debate field of battle. you can bet that the passive note scribbling guy that showed up last night is not going to
was last night a good night for mitt romney? yes, it was. bad night for obama? sure. did the president blow a chance to deliver a knockout punch? you better believe it. but really, everything is going to be okay. sure, the president looked bored and defensive, but he didn't say anything sound bitable. he didn't sight, he didn't check his watch, didn't answer in detached and aloof fashion a question about somebody raining and killing his wife. he was not shocking, he was -- i suspect the goal of...
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it only adds to mitt romney's 47% problem in tomorrow night's debate. >>> plus, republicans used to have no problem with far right agenda people like todd akin. now they're trying to hide who they really are. stay with us. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. like in a special ops mission? you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in their sleep, you'd be targeting stocks to trade. well, that's what trade architect's heat maps do. they make you a trading assassin. trade architect. td ameritrade's empowering w
it only adds to mitt romney's 47% problem in tomorrow night's debate. >>> plus, republicans used to have no problem with far right agenda people like todd akin. now they're trying to hide who they really are. stay with us. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay...
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world as romney played it safe, agreeing with many of the president's positions all night. good morning, i'm willie geist. this is another special edition of rockerfeller. we are set up again at rack's downtown eatery in boca raton. last night the american public got its last side by side-view of the candidates before election day, two weeks from today. polls showing this race as tight as it can be. the president and governor romney sought to leave an impression on the tens of millions of americans watching at home before they head to the voting booths. let's go through what we saw in that debate hall last night at lynn university. the foreign policy issue many predicted would dominate the high, the attack in bengahzi essentially swept under the rug. out of the gate, the candidates focusing on a wide range of issues from iran to afghanistan and for a while even the auto bailout. less than five minutes into the debate, romney mentioned the death of osama bin laden. president obama came out as the aggressor and quickly fired back. >> a we're seeing is a dramatic reversal in t
world as romney played it safe, agreeing with many of the president's positions all night. good morning, i'm willie geist. this is another special edition of rockerfeller. we are set up again at rack's downtown eatery in boca raton. last night the american public got its last side by side-view of the candidates before election day, two weeks from today. polls showing this race as tight as it can be. the president and governor romney sought to leave an impression on the tens of millions of...
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the republicans soul searching well under way after mitt romney's tuesday night. the democratic gains in the senate and house while the republicans are facing the reality of moving further and further away from the right wing ideology. if the republican party wants to survive, then the party that questions evolution is going to have to evolve and quickly. but will they double down on the message just by romney from the guy losing because he was flawed. steve, the republican from cleveland. and david author of e-book published by "news day" called "why romney lost." wow, that's one-day stuff. you always come out of the diagnosis postmortems by basically having an opportunity express your philosophy you had going in and said this proves me right. but did this election seem to be going in the wrong direction tuesday night as far as you were looking at it? did you know there was a problem? >> well, i knew there was a problem. in in the month of august, the president said 42 states don't matter. we're going to concentrate on eight states, ohio being one of them. and we
the republicans soul searching well under way after mitt romney's tuesday night. the democratic gains in the senate and house while the republicans are facing the reality of moving further and further away from the right wing ideology. if the republican party wants to survive, then the party that questions evolution is going to have to evolve and quickly. but will they double down on the message just by romney from the guy losing because he was flawed. steve, the republican from cleveland. and...
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you have romney, say what you will, it was not good for him to lose the three contests last night. >> it not the party's role to m manage it like that. >> but just in terms -- sorry. >> i think we are looking at a different playing field, there's a party war going inside the party. they are not in the position to dictate like they did in 2008. the world romney has changed and you now have a raising up in the party against what perceived as the party establishment. and that is playing out. >> i would like to say though, we have a habit in the press as acting like this is the first time this has happened. this is not the first establishment nominee that has had problems with the party, and michael steele is the personal responsible for the primary calendar existing the way it is. what you do have that is unusual this time is usually after the -- in recent memory after the first few contests people start to drop out. you see people getting out. that is not happening right now. >> well, the field narrowed. >> super tuesday had already happened at this type this year. it not helping that i
you have romney, say what you will, it was not good for him to lose the three contests last night. >> it not the party's role to m manage it like that. >> but just in terms -- sorry. >> i think we are looking at a different playing field, there's a party war going inside the party. they are not in the position to dictate like they did in 2008. the world romney has changed and you now have a raising up in the party against what perceived as the party establishment. and that is...
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governor romney had a good night last night. i have to be neutral, but i don't have to avoid the facts. hoe had a good night and we will at least go through march and see what happens in april. >> i was going to say, there was a state thaw are familiar with called the state of wisconsin where you cut your political teeth. is that a fair thing? if mitt romney wins wisconsin and it is fair for more republican leaders to say it's time to call it on mitt rom me? >> it's all fair. there is a lot of unfair out there and people trying to get the party moving in one direction or the other. i think wisconsin will be important. april 3rd is a big day and a huge winner take all day. it's a take all month. i electric to wisconsin as being critical and a state in the cross hairs for i don't know how many years. it seems like decades now that wisconsin is in the news. people there are getting ready. i know that folks are excited about the fact that this primary is coming there. they can use a break from state politics, but they will get it. >
governor romney had a good night last night. i have to be neutral, but i don't have to avoid the facts. hoe had a good night and we will at least go through march and see what happens in april. >> i was going to say, there was a state thaw are familiar with called the state of wisconsin where you cut your political teeth. is that a fair thing? if mitt romney wins wisconsin and it is fair for more republican leaders to say it's time to call it on mitt rom me? >> it's all fair. there...
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that's why we saw that new slit version of the romney-bot on wednesday night. this romneybot, they worked on him in the factory for hours. >> oh, lord, cynthia. >> making sure he had the right smile, making sure he seemed warm and sincere. well, who was that guy? >> i think he was -- >> this is not a guy we've seen on the campaign trail for the last -- >> i can't take any of this seriously. >> -- for the last several months. >> i think first off the whole idea that this guy is an empty suit is laughable to say that, number one. he was the governor of a state and was successful. he was able to cobble together the coalition, something this president hasn't been able to do quite frankly to get his agenda done. >> why does he keep saying -- this one gets to me. i don't like the word lie. i think he's dealing an untruth here. he did it the other night after being corrected by his staff on one of the sunday shows. he said that his health care plan, such as it's going to be, will cover people who don't have coverage for pre-existing conditions and they try to buy a po
that's why we saw that new slit version of the romney-bot on wednesday night. this romneybot, they worked on him in the factory for hours. >> oh, lord, cynthia. >> making sure he had the right smile, making sure he seemed warm and sincere. well, who was that guy? >> i think he was -- >> this is not a guy we've seen on the campaign trail for the last -- >> i can't take any of this seriously. >> -- for the last several months. >> i think first off the...
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this is romney just last night. >> i also served in the olympics. look at my record running the olympics. i was fighting to save the olympics. something romney has repeatedly brought up while on the campaign trail as well. >> i left that to go off and help save the olympic games. >> but were the 2002 winter olympics in salt lake city in such dire straits that it needed to be saved? the political fact checking website politifact says mitt romney's claim of saving the olympics is mostly true. here's why. in late 1998 the olympic games were embroiled in a bribery scandal that forced several of the olympic officials to quit and the mayor of salt lake to step down. corporations were getting nervous. their donations helped fund the games by early 1999. mitt romney was asked to step in and take over the reins of the olympic committee. >> why take on this problem? why try to fix a salt lake city olympics? >> i said this is an opportunity to make a difference. >> and he did make a difference. romney was able to restore confidence, bring back corporate donors
this is romney just last night. >> i also served in the olympics. look at my record running the olympics. i was fighting to save the olympics. something romney has repeatedly brought up while on the campaign trail as well. >> i left that to go off and help save the olympic games. >> but were the 2002 winter olympics in salt lake city in such dire straits that it needed to be saved? the political fact checking website politifact says mitt romney's claim of saving the olympics...
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ryan said last night to governor romney was a car guy. well, if they had an elevator stack i guess he was. >> today the campaigning continues the post debate campaigning has already kicked into high gear. >> we're going to level the playing field. it's time to acknowledge what got us into this trouble in the first place. >> the vice president defends the status quo. >> that's a bunch of ma larky. the. >> paul ryan care about each and every american. >> stop caring about how you care about people. show me something. >> the table is now reset. >> with the v.p. debate now over. >> who gets to hit the panic button next? >> with 25 days until the presidential election, the obama re-election campaign is seizing on this statement by paul ryan in last night's debate. >> if the romney/ryan ticket is elected, should those who believe that abortion should remain legal be worried? >> we don't think that unelected judges should make this decision, that people through their elected representatives, in reaching a consensus in society through a democrati
ryan said last night to governor romney was a car guy. well, if they had an elevator stack i guess he was. >> today the campaigning continues the post debate campaigning has already kicked into high gear. >> we're going to level the playing field. it's time to acknowledge what got us into this trouble in the first place. >> the vice president defends the status quo. >> that's a bunch of ma larky. the. >> paul ryan care about each and every american. >> stop...
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brooks wrote an opening statement for romney to deliver tomorrow night. it's mostly fantasy, but it's essentially, tamron, romney say, look, i'm not the idea log i've been running as. i needed to do this to get this far in the process. i think he's the massachusetts mitt and not the inkarn nation that sought the presidency. i'm surprised by the timing. i'm not surprised by the interviews you make reference to. i'm surprised it took that long to get there. the troops don't need more red meat. wild horses could not keep them away from voting against barack obama. he didn't spend enough time in the middle. >> let's bring chris in. he points out some of the vulnerabilities for the president during the debate tomorrow. they talk about the two-minute active ad where he references 100,000 new math and science teachers as well as additional manufacturing jobs in this country. they point out during his second term, how do you break the fever or the part zan fever in washington. many democrats dismiss saying mitch mcconnell and others said they would never work wit
brooks wrote an opening statement for romney to deliver tomorrow night. it's mostly fantasy, but it's essentially, tamron, romney say, look, i'm not the idea log i've been running as. i needed to do this to get this far in the process. i think he's the massachusetts mitt and not the inkarn nation that sought the presidency. i'm surprised by the timing. i'm not surprised by the interviews you make reference to. i'm surprised it took that long to get there. the troops don't need more red meat....
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that clip you'll be glad to know is next. >>> mitt romney said under questioning at last night's south carolina debate, he'll quote probably release his tax returns in april. romney was pressed by other candidates to show once and for all what everybody already knows, he's really, really rich. if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends that mitt romney has an estimated net worth in the range of $190 million to $2350 million. he's hardly the only millionaire in the race. estimates for other republican contenders range from $6.7 million for newt gingrich and $880,000, although some estimates have santorum a little bit higher. >>> now let's gather around the water cooler to watch mario batali feed jon stewart like a mother bird feeding her own chick. if you're not prepared to see that, that is mouth-to-mouth, you'll want to turn away from your television right now. here it goes. >> you're probably wondering why i'm wearing a bejewelled crown. long story short, i came into a little bit of money. i'm now running a superpac and the vast fortune that that entails. but here's the prob
that clip you'll be glad to know is next. >>> mitt romney said under questioning at last night's south carolina debate, he'll quote probably release his tax returns in april. romney was pressed by other candidates to show once and for all what everybody already knows, he's really, really rich. if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends that mitt romney has an estimated net worth in the range of $190 million to $2350 million. he's hardly the only millionaire in the race....
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after a five state win last night mitt romney is serving up a new line of attack against the president. take a listen. >> this america is fundamentally fair. we will stop the unfairness of politicians giving taxpayer money to their friends' businesses. and we will stop the unfairness of one generation passing larger and larger debts on to the next. >> my panel today today, let me start with you, mitt romney trying to say, okay, you want to run on fairness, i'll rupp on fairness, too. very much a response, it seems, to what the obama message has been over the last two months. >> yeah, and it's also a different conception of fairness, arguably conception of fairness that will resonate with a different group of voters but will resonate strongly. >> it seems a base group of voters. it didn't strike me who he's talking to there aren't swing voters. >> i disagree almost entirely with you, chuck. i think the model here is actually bob mcdonnell's gubernatorial campaign, staunchly conferen staunchly conference, he talked as though his views were on energy and tax policy and jobs, were entirely
after a five state win last night mitt romney is serving up a new line of attack against the president. take a listen. >> this america is fundamentally fair. we will stop the unfairness of politicians giving taxpayer money to their friends' businesses. and we will stop the unfairness of one generation passing larger and larger debts on to the next. >> my panel today today, let me start with you, mitt romney trying to say, okay, you want to run on fairness, i'll rupp on fairness,...
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hammered governor romney on his shape shifting. >> a few nights ago, suddenly a guy pretending to be mitt romney stood on a stage next to me and said he's changing his plan. he's just going to pretend it doesn't exist. what $5 trillion tax cut? what was being presented wasn't leadership. that's salesmanship. >> when the storm clouds clear, which romney will voters remember? the bone dry severe conservative or the misty massachusetts moderate? the paradox of the mittens, a multi volume extravaganza continues. john heilemann, what do we make, what do you specifically make, of this politico inside dope that says ann and tagg romney have been instrumental in this recalibrated mitt romney? >> i never want to take exception that anybody mike allen and jim vandehei write but maybe there's a straining to find a more biz zanty explanation than is necessarily the case. to question that ann romney was unhawpe with what was happening to her husband as any reasonable wife would be, given the way he was being portrayed and allowing people to portray himself. there's, you know, losing campaign, whi
hammered governor romney on his shape shifting. >> a few nights ago, suddenly a guy pretending to be mitt romney stood on a stage next to me and said he's changing his plan. he's just going to pretend it doesn't exist. what $5 trillion tax cut? what was being presented wasn't leadership. that's salesmanship. >> when the storm clouds clear, which romney will voters remember? the bone dry severe conservative or the misty massachusetts moderate? the paradox of the mittens, a multi...
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. >> i watched colbert last night, he said the compromise for the republicans was you lose to mitt romney. that was their proposal. you didn't take our first offer, what's the matter with you? >> look, i agree with clarence. i thought the president was terrific today. we've got a situation where we all pay attention to presidential elections for two years before they happen and then the public tunes in two weeks before. and they miss a lot of stuff and then they're paying attention. the american public is tuning in intensely right now. this isn't about obama care anymore. no, this is about bringing down the global economy. and the president, that was blowing up for barack obama. that was calling the republicans out. he was tougher than i've seen him most times. >> what do the bad guys want? i don't mean republicans or boehner even, what do the hard right rejectionists, do they want to erase his presidency? that's my thinking. they want an asterisk like barry bonds. he wasn't really president. there was some problem with his birth certificate. by the way none of those bills really became l
. >> i watched colbert last night, he said the compromise for the republicans was you lose to mitt romney. that was their proposal. you didn't take our first offer, what's the matter with you? >> look, i agree with clarence. i thought the president was terrific today. we've got a situation where we all pay attention to presidential elections for two years before they happen and then the public tunes in two weeks before. and they miss a lot of stuff and then they're paying attention....
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saturday night, mitt romney, is tomorrow. sure enough, snl came back last night with a mock-up of the republican strategy session before wilson's big callout. >> right here. okay? now, look here. let's see. somewhere in the middle. here it is. he is going to say this. the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. okay? now when he says that, all of us, all at once, together, are going to tell you lie. we all agree. >> excuse me? >> yeah. >> congressman joe wilson? if there's nothing else i'm going to duck into the bathroom in a moment. >> see you on the floor. okay, gang. we've got show time. >> hold on, hold on, hold on. i'm start to have second thoughts about this. >> you know what? you may be right. let's not do it. all of a sudden i'm realizing we could come off real badly. okay? so aware all in agreement? did e hear that? we're not doing it. everybody hear that? >> so that's what happened. time for tonight's "big number." boy is it depressing. a new survey in oklahoma among high school studen
saturday night, mitt romney, is tomorrow. sure enough, snl came back last night with a mock-up of the republican strategy session before wilson's big callout. >> right here. okay? now, look here. let's see. somewhere in the middle. here it is. he is going to say this. the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. okay? now when he says that, all of us, all at once, together, are going to tell you lie. we all agree. >> excuse me? >> yeah. >>...
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this is what governor romney said last night at the debate. >> i just note that i don't believe that bureaucrats in washington should tell someone whether they can use contraceptives or not or employers whether they can have contraceptive care or not. every women in america should have access to contraceptives and the president's statement of my policy is completely and totally wrong. >> however, governor romney last february repeatedly asked did his staff, that he did support the blunt amendment. the blunt amendment -- after initially saying he didn't. he said he did. that was his final word on it. the blunt amendment as written would have given employers the right to declare a moral or religious waiver, an opt out if you will, of providing employer provided contraceptive care in their insurance. so, wasn't had he misstating his own position last night? >> not in any way. governor romney is both a strong supporter of religious freedom and also believes in access to contraception for american women. so there was no -- >> where is the access -- where is the access? if you are a women
this is what governor romney said last night at the debate. >> i just note that i don't believe that bureaucrats in washington should tell someone whether they can use contraceptives or not or employers whether they can have contraceptive care or not. every women in america should have access to contraceptives and the president's statement of my policy is completely and totally wrong. >> however, governor romney last february repeatedly asked did his staff, that he did support the...
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this was the type of performance that romney brought last night. bill crystal in "the weekly standard" said, romney comes out of the debate with momentum. can his campaign turn a good debate into a true inflection point in the presidential race? so in your estimation, your guy went up against mitt romney in the primary and debates, how does this mitt romney last night compare to the one that your guy debated against and then how does romney seize on this moment to keep up that momentum in the final days? >> well, first of all, i'm not the least bit surprised mitt romney did as well as he did. he did well in the 20 debates rick santorum went up against him. i would also argue one of the big advantages romney had going into the debate was he did have to debate rick santorum, he did have to debate newt gingrich. it is like having a preseason. and the president didn't have that. i think the other key thing that came out of this is the presidential race for all practical purposes actually started last night. a lot of people just didn't know mitt romney
this was the type of performance that romney brought last night. bill crystal in "the weekly standard" said, romney comes out of the debate with momentum. can his campaign turn a good debate into a true inflection point in the presidential race? so in your estimation, your guy went up against mitt romney in the primary and debates, how does this mitt romney last night compare to the one that your guy debated against and then how does romney seize on this moment to keep up that...
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that's what romney did last night. every time obama said you have a $5 trillion tax cut, he said no i don't. the truth is we don't know what it is. as he's running for president, i think it's information that we're frankly entitled to. >> let me play another clip. the president criticized romney for a lack of specifics in the tax plan and wall street reform and health care. that's how that went down. >> my experience as a governor is if i come in and lay down a piece of legislation and say, it's my way or the highway, i don't get a lot done. what i do is the same way that tip o'neal and ronald reagan worked together some years ago. when ronald reagan ran for office, he laid out the principles that he was going to foster. >> so it's about principles, not actual hard plans. in a million years did you ever think that a victory could come out of this debate base odd vagueness? i ask that because knowing in we knew all of the weapons both could quite honestly use and weapons the moderator would have available to press both
that's what romney did last night. every time obama said you have a $5 trillion tax cut, he said no i don't. the truth is we don't know what it is. as he's running for president, i think it's information that we're frankly entitled to. >> let me play another clip. the president criticized romney for a lack of specifics in the tax plan and wall street reform and health care. that's how that went down. >> my experience as a governor is if i come in and lay down a piece of legislation...
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and romney started the night with an interesting note. as something of an ice breaker, each candidate got to give a statement. what was romney's tip off that it was time to wrap up? let's watch. >> i want to restore america's promise and i'm going to do that. as george costanza would say, when they're applauding, stop. >> a little bit of a nod to "seinfeld." it's the episode where jerry teaches george to end every conversation on a high note. watch and remember. >> showmanship, george. when you hit the high note, you say good night and walk off. >> all right. that's it for me. good night, everybody. >> what was that? >> showmanship. george is trying to get out on a high note. >> it's really jerry's line. that aside, actor jason alexander, the real guy and the face of george costanza on "sinefeld" took to twitter last night with his reaction to romney's line. "thrilled governor romney enjoys my old character. i enjoyed the character he used to be too. if he'd embrace that again, he'd be a great candidate. in other words, going back to bein
and romney started the night with an interesting note. as something of an ice breaker, each candidate got to give a statement. what was romney's tip off that it was time to wrap up? let's watch. >> i want to restore america's promise and i'm going to do that. as george costanza would say, when they're applauding, stop. >> a little bit of a nod to "seinfeld." it's the episode where jerry teaches george to end every conversation on a high note. watch and remember. >>...
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we saw that last night. santorum was still talking about mitt romney. talking about obama care, talking about how romney is a co-author of that. willie, listen to this. mitt romney needs just under 50% of the remaining delegates to get the nomination. santorum would need almost 8 0%, newt gingrich would need almost 90%. >> 80% for santorum. if you look at it from santorum's point of view, he looks at saturday, louisiana, a place he thinks he can do well. and looking just beyond that to wisconsin, feels like he can do pretty well there, too. why would he be compelled at this moment anyway to get out? and if it's not now, when is that tipping point for santorum where he says, all right, enough is enough, time to get behind romney? >> one potential tipping point is april 24th, santorum's home state, pennsylvania. at the moment it looks like he's ahead. if romney were to sneak up on him there, really wouldn't have any reason to go on. but you delve into the exit polls and you see the problem for santorum. that he's never been able to break out of his demogr
we saw that last night. santorum was still talking about mitt romney. talking about obama care, talking about how romney is a co-author of that. willie, listen to this. mitt romney needs just under 50% of the remaining delegates to get the nomination. santorum would need almost 8 0%, newt gingrich would need almost 90%. >> 80% for santorum. if you look at it from santorum's point of view, he looks at saturday, louisiana, a place he thinks he can do well. and looking just beyond that to...
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he is not. >> reporter: building on a momentum of wednesday night's debate, romney's trying to reverse his stance in battlegrounds like ohio where he's fallen behind. >> china has passed us in manufacturing. >> reporter: the president argues republicans are offering nothing new. >> it's not plan for our economy. it's not a plan to strengthen the middle class. it is not change. it is a relapse. we're not going to do it. >> reporter: the latest jobs report, cold, hard facts, certain to be the subject of heated debate. economists expected the economy added a less than stellar 115,000 jobs last month. the next jobs report comes out just four days before the election. >> will be an important one. all right, brian. thanks. >>> now here's your first look at some of the other news going on around america today. we're going to begin in new jersey with one family's dramatic escape from a fast-moving fire. the surveillance camera was rolling when a mother and her five kids jumped from their third-floor apartment. luckily there was a few good samaritan there is. they helped soften their landings.
he is not. >> reporter: building on a momentum of wednesday night's debate, romney's trying to reverse his stance in battlegrounds like ohio where he's fallen behind. >> china has passed us in manufacturing. >> reporter: the president argues republicans are offering nothing new. >> it's not plan for our economy. it's not a plan to strengthen the middle class. it is not change. it is a relapse. we're not going to do it. >> reporter: the latest jobs report, cold,...
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romney and gingrich slamming president obama's handling of iran. both of them saying they would be willing to go to war to keep the country from getting nuclear weapons. >> the president should have built credible threat of military action and made it very clear that the united states of america is willing in the final analysis, if necessary, to take military action to keep iran from rg a nuclear weapon. look, one thing you can know, and that is if we reelect barack obama, iran will have a nuclear weapon. if you elect me as the next president, they will not have a nuclear weapon. >> maximum covert operations to block and disrupt the iranian program including taking out their scientists, breaking out their systems, all of it covertly, all deniable. if in tend despite all those things the dictatorship persists yorks view to takt whatever steps are necessary to break its capacity to have a nuclear weapon. >> president obama weighed in on those comments vowing to continue his efforts to halt their nuclear program. he says he's working with other nation
romney and gingrich slamming president obama's handling of iran. both of them saying they would be willing to go to war to keep the country from getting nuclear weapons. >> the president should have built credible threat of military action and made it very clear that the united states of america is willing in the final analysis, if necessary, to take military action to keep iran from rg a nuclear weapon. look, one thing you can know, and that is if we reelect barack obama, iran will have...
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i think it was a good night for romney, bad night for obama. but the real thing is, it is this really start of a countertrend or an anomalous event. >> that's the big thing. there's no question that obama can easily get through this and get over this. >> let me make two points. the first is -- >> you are the host. >> they say, although sometimes -- >> new york the jim lehrer of today's discussion. >> i'm going to shrink down in my chair. i'm going to come back from that, governor. what i will say is, you know, in terms of this debate, i found one part of it, which was really refreshing, it was pretty wonky. it was pretty substantive. >> the b.s. wonk. >> what's that? >> b.s. wonk. >> mitt romney was floating policies out there -- >> united states has the best health outcomes in the world? >> it was not -- that's it, it was not a lot of one-liners and zingers. >> a couple of good one-liners. people forgot. i've been in business for 25 years, i have no idea what you're talking about, that's pretty good. >> i need to consult with my accountant is
i think it was a good night for romney, bad night for obama. but the real thing is, it is this really start of a countertrend or an anomalous event. >> that's the big thing. there's no question that obama can easily get through this and get over this. >> let me make two points. the first is -- >> you are the host. >> they say, although sometimes -- >> new york the jim lehrer of today's discussion. >> i'm going to shrink down in my chair. i'm going to come...
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romney who was introduced by fired up governor of new jersey, mr. chris christie. >> a few weeks ago, i watched the democratic national convention, i did it as a sacrifice and service to my country. i sat on my couch in my living room, i made my 12-year-old son patrick bring me a big bottle of water because when i hear that much b.s., i get lightheaded. i want to help the president i'm sure because he loves me. i'm sure he's out there listening. mr. president, you have lived inside 1600 pennsylvania avenue for four years. if you can't change washington from inside the white house, then let's get you the plane ticket back to chicago you've earned. >> romney who is holding three more campaign events today in ohio shows you you how much they think they need to do in that state, then supplied the crowd with a neutrallying cry. >> i've been watching some of the president obama's rallies. and they chant four more year, four more years. and today there are 28 days before the election. i think the right chant ought to be for them four more weeks, four more
romney who was introduced by fired up governor of new jersey, mr. chris christie. >> a few weeks ago, i watched the democratic national convention, i did it as a sacrifice and service to my country. i sat on my couch in my living room, i made my 12-year-old son patrick bring me a big bottle of water because when i hear that much b.s., i get lightheaded. i want to help the president i'm sure because he loves me. i'm sure he's out there listening. mr. president, you have lived inside 1600...
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barney frank played word affiliation last night. >> mitt romney? >> flip-flopper. is that one word or two? >> that's two. john mccain. >> old. but i want to say this -- >> is he two years older than you? >> yes. that's important. because john mccain gave me the hope that i would not die without being younger than the president. i mean, you look to the president as an authority figure. you start to get older than the president, you are looking for the wheelchair. >> right on palin, direct hit on romney and cheap shot on mccain but he softened it a bit by talking about himself getting older. day one of the republican southern leadership conference in new orleans. out of all the conference speakers yesterday everyone that spoke at that podium, a city that is still rebuilding. how many mentions of hurricane katrina? none. sarah palin was the first to mention the bush-led disaster. reminds me of something fdr once said never mention the word rope in a family where there was a hanging. no mentions of hurricane katrina. >>> that's "hardball" for now. up next "your busines
barney frank played word affiliation last night. >> mitt romney? >> flip-flopper. is that one word or two? >> that's two. john mccain. >> old. but i want to say this -- >> is he two years older than you? >> yes. that's important. because john mccain gave me the hope that i would not die without being younger than the president. i mean, you look to the president as an authority figure. you start to get older than the president, you are looking for the...
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called mitt romney out for what he did last night. not just about his $5 trillion tax cut but a number of other things. and, you know, we'll continue doing that. as i was listening to your piece coming into me, and you talked about our ad. we went on the air today. we're going to continue doing it pointing out all the things mitt romney said last night that are basically not true. it's almost as if he forgot what the last six years of running for president meant. >> yeah. so are you -- i mean, there was a multi -- there were millions of people watching last night. over 60 million people watching. it was the biggest watch debate since 1980. are you worried people will believe mitt romney's lies if they're not countered in debates? >> ed, it's not as if these people are just tuning in right now. you know, this race has been going on for some time. they -- you know, they know that mitt romney has been campaigning for the last two years on a $5 trillion tax cut. that's the only piece of his economic policy. that's what he points to when h
called mitt romney out for what he did last night. not just about his $5 trillion tax cut but a number of other things. and, you know, we'll continue doing that. as i was listening to your piece coming into me, and you talked about our ad. we went on the air today. we're going to continue doing it pointing out all the things mitt romney said last night that are basically not true. it's almost as if he forgot what the last six years of running for president meant. >> yeah. so are you -- i...
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the romney victory was not the only falsehood we delivered that night. here's how abc news presented that woman's plea to mitt romney. >> i wanted to show you a moment here earlier today, a supporter approaching romney and saying if you are elected, if you're sent to washington, you've got to do something about the jobs. she doesn't have one, her husband does not have one and neither of them have health care. here's what she said to the former governor. >> please, if you win, if you go on to washington, d.c. >> so moving. >> yes, so moving. so moving and so real. and i mean real in the sense of the work of a great actress being real. because a great actress does not fake emotion on screen. a great actress feels the emotion that she conveys on screen. the emotion is real. a great actress feels that emotion on demand take after take if necessary. feels that emotion on demand not just in front of the other players in the scene, but a dispassionate film crew trying to capture this emotion. >> it turns out a film crew making a movie was capturing the same sce
the romney victory was not the only falsehood we delivered that night. here's how abc news presented that woman's plea to mitt romney. >> i wanted to show you a moment here earlier today, a supporter approaching romney and saying if you are elected, if you're sent to washington, you've got to do something about the jobs. she doesn't have one, her husband does not have one and neither of them have health care. here's what she said to the former governor. >> please, if you win, if you...
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. >> well, mitt romney came last night to do what he had to do. he was the new combat ready, up armored mitt romney. he gave newt gingrich's tact incompete -- tactics right back at him. he was in newt's face the whole time. it really had the feel of a bully being confronted by a guy who was ready for it. >> let's look at what newt said, one of his worst moments. he was asked by wolf blitzer about a spanish language radio ad his campaign made. the ad calls romney anti-immigrant. romney seized the opportunity to go after gingrich. let's watch. >> is he still the most anti-immigrant candidate? >> of the four of us, yes. >> i'm not anti-immigrant. my father was born in mexico. my mother was born in wales. i think you should apologize it and having differences of opinions on issues does not justify labeling people with highly charged epithets. >> susan page, even when he gets mad and angry, he uses terms like highly charged epithets. i guess he won that round clearly. what do you make of that? he came very formally, as always, but very in control of th
. >> well, mitt romney came last night to do what he had to do. he was the new combat ready, up armored mitt romney. he gave newt gingrich's tact incompete -- tactics right back at him. he was in newt's face the whole time. it really had the feel of a bully being confronted by a guy who was ready for it. >> let's look at what newt said, one of his worst moments. he was asked by wolf blitzer about a spanish language radio ad his campaign made. the ad calls romney anti-immigrant....
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ed gillespie said that on mitt romney's behalf last night. but then, update, today the campaign changed its mind and said, never mind, no, no, no, mitt romney is not against fair pay for women. of course, paul ryan voted against it in congress. the romney campaign used to say it did not know mr. romney's position on the subject. last night mr. romney himself refused to give a position, then the campaign said last night that he was against it, then today they say he's not against it, but he wouldn't repeal it, so maybe that means he's fine with it. everybody clear on that? the president went on today to talk about mr. romney's ideas on contraception, another area where mr. romney's campaign is an impenetrable mess. he got a big round of applause last night -- sorry, mr. obama got a big round of applause at his speech today for saying that nobody should be able to interfere with a weems access to contraception. again, like the connection between romney and george w. bush, and like the basic question of supporting or not supporting fair pay for
ed gillespie said that on mitt romney's behalf last night. but then, update, today the campaign changed its mind and said, never mind, no, no, no, mitt romney is not against fair pay for women. of course, paul ryan voted against it in congress. the romney campaign used to say it did not know mr. romney's position on the subject. last night mr. romney himself refused to give a position, then the campaign said last night that he was against it, then today they say he's not against it, but he...
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is it the romney there last night or the romney in the past? do you think he really believes that 2014 is it? or he asks the generals again, do we stay longer? >> we're probably going to end up with some sort of a residual force, but right now close to 70,000. if we end up with 10,000 or 15,000 in afghanistan, it's not the end of the world. i think it makes sense if we can get a situation where americans and afghans can work together and train together. the biggest problem with afghanistan is people we're training are killing the americans. >> and, willie, that really is -- i did not go to any military colleges, but if you were actually training people to turn around and kill you, that's a bad sign you need to get out of the country. >> i audited a class at west pointe once. >> here we go. we were doing so well. coming up live -- >> what about the giants? we're going to talk about the giants. >> we're going to keep going here. senator john mccain will be here onset. and also romney's sparring partner and debate prep, dr. brzezinski will join us
is it the romney there last night or the romney in the past? do you think he really believes that 2014 is it? or he asks the generals again, do we stay longer? >> we're probably going to end up with some sort of a residual force, but right now close to 70,000. if we end up with 10,000 or 15,000 in afghanistan, it's not the end of the world. i think it makes sense if we can get a situation where americans and afghans can work together and train together. the biggest problem with...
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the attack might be tough for romney to resist tomorrow night. remember, romney told donors at a fundraiser he would look for a crisis to exploit. today his friend robyn gardner rudy giuliani agreed. >> there's a cover up here. they are trying to run out the clock. this administration is so disengaged we need another administration to protect us. >> here's the problem for romney. president obama has a good foreign policy record to run on. bin laden is dead, our troops are out of iraq, we have a date certain to pull troops out of afghanistan, the president proved himself on foreign policy in the 2008 debate and he's going to have to do it again tomorrow night. i'm joined by michelle goldberg, writer nor "newsweek" and also howard fineman, great to have both of you with us tonight. howard, will secretary of state hillary clinton's comments help the president in any way? >> no, they will not. as a matter of fact, having hillary clinton step up and take full responsibility, whatever that precisely means, just makes it look more political. certainly i
the attack might be tough for romney to resist tomorrow night. remember, romney told donors at a fundraiser he would look for a crisis to exploit. today his friend robyn gardner rudy giuliani agreed. >> there's a cover up here. they are trying to run out the clock. this administration is so disengaged we need another administration to protect us. >> here's the problem for romney. president obama has a good foreign policy record to run on. bin laden is dead, our troops are out of...
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i thought and i like to think i'm fair about this, i thought romney walked off the stage election night as a noble figure in politics. however the campaign had gone in some very bad directions, i believe he ended it in the right direction with nobility and class. he came out there alone. didn't cry on anybody's shoulders. didn't surround himself with family. took the loss, said he had a good running mate, great campaign team and praying for the president. maybe that was shock. he was still, you know, but a week or so out there later he's saying not terrible, we're buying votes and selling votes but making himself look like a jester. >> sneering at the public that refused to take the opportunity to make them their president. i think you're right, chris, a lot of times politicians show who they really are and show their character in loss. in defeat. almost more than they do in victory. if you recall, yes we can was a concession speech and that was the time when barack obama soared when he lost to hillary clinton in new hampshire. sometimes you show more of who you are in loss. >> i got to
i thought and i like to think i'm fair about this, i thought romney walked off the stage election night as a noble figure in politics. however the campaign had gone in some very bad directions, i believe he ended it in the right direction with nobility and class. he came out there alone. didn't cry on anybody's shoulders. didn't surround himself with family. took the loss, said he had a good running mate, great campaign team and praying for the president. maybe that was shock. he was still, you...
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romney worked both those strategies last night and mr. romney, of course, won the debate, on style, on presentation, he won on demeanor. now day two is the attempted cleanup for things he actually said. today has been a day of mr. romney's campaign saying he did not mean what he said about people with pre-existing conditions being able to get health insurance. his campaign said today he does not have a plan for that even though he said he did. the romney campaign today said he did not mean what he said about half the energy companies supported by the obama administration going bankrupt. he didn't actually mean that. sort of rolled over from democratic and liberal bewilderment last night that mr. romney was abandoning his main economic plan that he was running on, his $5 trillion tax cut plan, his big trickle-down plan, to be rolled over from democrats being bewildered about that to the beltway press and mainstream pundits i think now having a hard time deciding whether they are supposed to call that a lie or whether they're supposed to ju
romney worked both those strategies last night and mr. romney, of course, won the debate, on style, on presentation, he won on demeanor. now day two is the attempted cleanup for things he actually said. today has been a day of mr. romney's campaign saying he did not mean what he said about people with pre-existing conditions being able to get health insurance. his campaign said today he does not have a plan for that even though he said he did. the romney campaign today said he did not mean what...
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this time over the rescue of the auto industry. >> last night governor romney looked you right in the eye, looked me in the eye, tried to pretend that he never said let detroit go bankrupt. pretended that somehow i had taken his advice. the people don't forget. the people of dayton don't forg forget. the people of dayton don't forget. the people of ohio don't forget. if mitt romney was president when the auto industry was on the verge of collapse, we might not have that today. i bet on american workers and manufacturing. i would do it again because that bet has paid off for ohio and america in a big way. >> the president released a 20-poij booklet yesterday of all his proposed policies. most reports say there was nothing new inside there. beginning tonight on "nightly news" nbc's brian williams will have exclusive behind the scenes access. a couple days with the president. the coverage continues tomorrow. the candidates out staking ground when it comes to coveted newspaper endorsements. the des moines register in iowa is set to reveal its choice this weekend. on the paper's website ye
this time over the rescue of the auto industry. >> last night governor romney looked you right in the eye, looked me in the eye, tried to pretend that he never said let detroit go bankrupt. pretended that somehow i had taken his advice. the people don't forget. the people of dayton don't forg forget. the people of dayton don't forget. the people of ohio don't forget. if mitt romney was president when the auto industry was on the verge of collapse, we might not have that today. i bet on...
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last night on on fox news, mitt romney responded to suggestions that the republican 2350e8d ganged up on appearry at monday night's debate. the former massachusetts governor said everybody is fair game during debates, but he's competent of candidates will come together for the general election. >> we're big guys, both rick perry and me. we understand that now and then we'll step on each other he toes. look at us, we're all going after one another. when this is all over, we'll come together and support whoever the nominee is. you know, are there ever any points of friction between us? of course. that's the nature of being in a political battle. and yet we all agree that one us has to replace barack obama and that he would be an absolute disaster to be president. >> today romney heads to arizona for a business round table discussion. arizona expected to be a key republican state. >>> iran's judiciary now reportedly saying that two americans, shane bauer and josh fattal, arrested while hiking in iran and convicted of spying last month, will not be released as previously reported. you mig
last night on on fox news, mitt romney responded to suggestions that the republican 2350e8d ganged up on appearry at monday night's debate. the former massachusetts governor said everybody is fair game during debates, but he's competent of candidates will come together for the general election. >> we're big guys, both rick perry and me. we understand that now and then we'll step on each other he toes. look at us, we're all going after one another. when this is all over, we'll come...
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when obama has to face romney again. but if you see a great performance by ryan, some kind of self emolation of biden and surging past president obama, it's really going to put the pressure on president obama to do something starkly different on tuesday than he did last week. >> a.b. it's s.e. and nice to have a fellow initialled guest on the panel. >> that's right. >> do you think he's looking at the biden-ryan debate as an opportunity to finally right the ship or thinking just get this done and get me on to the next debate so i can right the ship myself? >> well, i thought he made a good point about biden. first of all, i know both of them and paul ryan and joe biden couldn't be nicer people and think that about each other. but biden has to be careful about what you had mentioned in your earlier comments of looking like the knowledgeable gray beard talking to the youngster. >> yeah. >> so he has a lot more experience but paul ryan's certainly has the knowledge. so that has to be something he's careful about. i think it
when obama has to face romney again. but if you see a great performance by ryan, some kind of self emolation of biden and surging past president obama, it's really going to put the pressure on president obama to do something starkly different on tuesday than he did last week. >> a.b. it's s.e. and nice to have a fellow initialled guest on the panel. >> that's right. >> do you think he's looking at the biden-ryan debate as an opportunity to finally right the ship or thinking...
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romney did -- governor romney was terrific last night. he did all the things he had to do to get back in this race, and i am also mystified at the president's strategy. you know, chris, i'm a good sports fan. in fact, i even do sports tv and i write -- >> i know you do. >> and there's a great sports analogy. when you play the perfect defense when you have a lead, when you try to sit on the ball in basketball when you have got a lead, when you play conservative, what often happens is you lose the lead. and i can't for the life of me believe that that's what they did, but that's the only explanation. they told the president, don't be confrontational. they told the president, be above it all, act presidential. but the one thing that gets me when i was running for re-election as mayor and when i was running for re-election as governor and even d.a., i had a passion for what we'd accomplished. i had a passion to explain where we didn't accomplish something, why we didn't, what the roadblocks were, and he could have done that without being aggr
romney did -- governor romney was terrific last night. he did all the things he had to do to get back in this race, and i am also mystified at the president's strategy. you know, chris, i'm a good sports fan. in fact, i even do sports tv and i write -- >> i know you do. >> and there's a great sports analogy. when you play the perfect defense when you have a lead, when you try to sit on the ball in basketball when you have got a lead, when you play conservative, what often happens is...
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romney defended himself last night. >> i'm afraid what's primarily come from the president's campaign has been a series of attacks on me for my private sector work. by the way for which i'm very proud. recently the olympics which i'm also very proud of. and, of course, my leadership in massachusetts. i think i was able to by virtue of having a great team able to achieve wonderful things there as well. >> by the way, larry kudlow will be on "morning joe" in a little while. we'll get more insight with his interview. the obama campaign rolling out a new ad across a number of swing states, the ones you see here. one that takes a different tone from many of the ads we've seen so far. >> over the next four months, you have a choice to make. not just between two political parties or even two people. it's a choice between two very different plans for our country. governor romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top, roll back regulations on big banks and he says if we do, our economy will grow and everyone will benefit. but you know what? we tried that top down approach. it's
romney defended himself last night. >> i'm afraid what's primarily come from the president's campaign has been a series of attacks on me for my private sector work. by the way for which i'm very proud. recently the olympics which i'm also very proud of. and, of course, my leadership in massachusetts. i think i was able to by virtue of having a great team able to achieve wonderful things there as well. >> by the way, larry kudlow will be on "morning joe" in a little while....
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that's why we saw that new slick version of the romney bot on on wednesday night. this romney bot, they worked on him for hours in the factory making sure he had the right smile, making sure he seemed warm and sincere. well, who was that guy, michael? this is not a guy we had seen on the campaign trail for the last -- >> i can't even take any of this seriously. >> -- several months. >> i think, first off, the whole idea this guy is an empty suit it's laughable to say that. he was the governor of a state and he was very successful as a governor of a state. he was able to cobble together the coalition, something this president hasn't been able to do, quite frankly, to get his agenda done. >> why does he keep saying his -- excuse me. this one gets to me and i don't like the word lie but i think he's dealing in an untruth here. he did it the other night after being corrected by his staff when he did it on one of the sunday shows. he said his health care plan, such as it's going to be, will cover people who don't have coverage for a pre-existing condition and they try t
that's why we saw that new slick version of the romney bot on on wednesday night. this romney bot, they worked on him for hours in the factory making sure he had the right smile, making sure he seemed warm and sincere. well, who was that guy, michael? this is not a guy we had seen on the campaign trail for the last -- >> i can't even take any of this seriously. >> -- several months. >> i think, first off, the whole idea this guy is an empty suit it's laughable to say that. he...
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. >> i want to talk about how mitt romney did last night, tripping over the questions about his taxes. take a look at this. >> your father set a groundbreaking standard in american politics. he released his tax returns. he released them for not one year, but 12 years. when you release yours, will you follow your father's example? >> maybe. you know, i don't floe how many years i'll release. i'll take a look at our document, but i'll be happy to do that. >> should romney and his surrogates have a defined answer about when that will happen. >> you would think they would, flip flopping, not quite giving a straight answer. it's hitting him over and over again, repeatedly on this issue of personal wealth, whether it's curie think about tax returns or fessing up wlu it's allowing he has these investments in the cayman islands, but using this "i didn't inhale" explanation of saying i wasn't actually using it as a haven, all of this making it look lie john kerry did to some extent, al gore to some extent, as somebody in part different from the electorate. that's a dangerous position to be in.
. >> i want to talk about how mitt romney did last night, tripping over the questions about his taxes. take a look at this. >> your father set a groundbreaking standard in american politics. he released his tax returns. he released them for not one year, but 12 years. when you release yours, will you follow your father's example? >> maybe. you know, i don't floe how many years i'll release. i'll take a look at our document, but i'll be happy to do that. >> should romney...
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and so i sat at this event that even though romney won that night, won on debate night, there wasn't any day two story that could explain to people why it was that he won. i said, really, thinking about it, the only line, the single line that survived the debate, the only line that i think anybody can remember from the debate, i said this to a room of 2,000 people. there's one line that everybody can remember from that debate and that was -- and everybody in that theater simultaneously said back to me "big bird." 2,000 people all at once "big bird." the morning after the debate, "the new york times" reports that the romney campaign surprised democrats with the decision not to hold a big post debate rally for mr. romney. they did not try to capitalize on the triumph in the debate by doing a big event the next morning. the next day news coverage of the results of that it late night debate. the first presidential debate did not include follow up, post debate footage of mr. romney but did include footage of president obama on the stump looking comparatively strong and reflecting on his s
and so i sat at this event that even though romney won that night, won on debate night, there wasn't any day two story that could explain to people why it was that he won. i said, really, thinking about it, the only line, the single line that survived the debate, the only line that i think anybody can remember from the debate, i said this to a room of 2,000 people. there's one line that everybody can remember from that debate and that was -- and everybody in that theater simultaneously said...